Duties and responsibilities

Expectations of physicians in practice

Reports and forms

When a patient fakes or alters a test requisition
Steps physicians can take if they receive results of a lab test they did not request.
Preparing expert opinion reports
Advice for Canadian doctors on how to prepare an expert opinion report.
Preparing treating physician reports and IME reports
Physicians who respond affirmatively to a request for a medical-legal report should prepare the report with care and in keeping with their College’s policies and guidelines.
Doctors’ certificates: Real or fake?
How to respond to queries seeking to verify the authenticity of doctors’ certificates.
Providing access to independent medical examinations
Individuals have a general right to access their personal information in independent medical examination files, but there are exceptions to what must be produced
Fitness to participate: Reduce your risk when patients ask for a certificate of fitness
An overview of how to reduce medico-legal risks when completing fitness to participate forms.

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